Hundreds of orchids were on display and thousands were for sale at the 63rd Michigan Orchid Society show the weekend of March 24-25. “You’ll see a lot of different varieties here that you won’t see at Kroger’s or Lowe’s,” said Carolyn Butcher, trustee and former president of the Detroit-based society...

There is more to being a pilot than just taking off, pressing the autopilot button and landing. Even when the airplane is on autopilot, the pilot must still monitor everything, said Panagiotis Lezis, a professional pilot for Blue Air in Romania. With a passion for flying from a young age, Lezis realized his dream, became a pilot and now soars in the skies over Europe...

Jumping out of an airplane can be an intense experience. It’s an unnatural act that can leave even experienced skydivers with butterflies at the airplane’s door. Art Farley, a skydiving instructor with over 3,000 skydives, still remembers his first experience. “I was apprehensive, nervous, excited, like ‘What the hell am I doing here?’ ” he said...

Skies Over Michigan is a live, interactive star-talk show presented in the full dome of the Longway Planetarium in Flint, Michigan. “We set the sky to look like it’s going to look tonight,” said Jeffrey Stark, planetarium manager of Longway...

There was a shawl wrapped around her, covering her bathing suit. Her olive-skin legs were bare and warm in the sun. Girls and women walked around in light clothes, and...

Special lecturer Sean Dobbins will direct the Oakland University Jazz Band in its next performance, featuring artists Regina Carter and Thornetta Davis. Carter, OU’s artist-in-residence, is a jazz violinist born...

Eric Vincent, a French composer, singer and guitarist, came to Oakland University on Friday Oct. 13 to share his passions and his songs. A traveling artist, Vincent shows his feelings...

Oakland University’s School of Music, Theater and Dance is proudly co-hosting the 22nd annual Michigan Dance Festival on Saturday, Oct. 7 in Varner Hall. The Michigan Dance Council was founded...

This past weekend, the Ethel and James Flinn Foundation and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services broadcast a documentary titled “Opening Minds, Ending Stigma: Campus Challenges.” The film...

Oakland University’s Gender and Sexuality Center, welcomed all students on the nationwide LGBT Center Awareness Day, Oct. 19. According to Grace Wojcik, coordinator of the Gender and Sexuality Center, the...

Once a mere series of drawings, Cody VanderKaay’s “Terrestrial Celestial” art exhibit is now on display at the Oakland University Art Gallery. The show’s opening on March 3 was met...

Walking into the Oakland University Art Gallery, one will see unique and eclectic exhibitions that make up what may be Oakland University’s best kept secret. The art pieces are curated...

Parents and caregivers learned how to help individuals on the autism spectrum deal with sexuality at a lecture given by Chaturi Edrisinha, associate professor of Human Development and Child Studies...